Upholstery tag-pin



June 23,.1931- J. s; LAUNDERVILLE 1,811,088

UPHOLSTERY TAG PIN Fil ed May 7; 19:50

IIYVENTOR. J 5f114u2mervzZZ6 W ATTORNEY Patented June 23, 1931 UNITED STATES JOSEPH S. LAUNDERVILLE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA UPHOLSTERY TAG-PIN Application filed May 7, 1930. Serial No. 450,488.

This invention relates to tag and card fasteners and more especially to a fastener of this class for attaching tags and cards to upholstery.

5 An object of the invention is to provide a fasl'ener which may be easily and effectively applied to furniture upholstery with a high degree of security and minimum injury to the fabric.

Another object is to provide a fastener of this class which is cheap, durable and involves no separable parts.

A further object is to provide for wholly independent attachment of a price tag and a Sold tag or card to the fastener per se.

The invention consists in certain advancements in this art as set forth in the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additional objects and advantages, and whose construction, combination and details of means, and the manner of operation will be made manifest in the description of the herewith illustrative embodiment; it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the scope, principle and spirit of the invention as it is more directly claimed hereinafter.

Figure 1 shows the fastener applied to a chair arm pad.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the pad cover; showing the applied fastener.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the fastener.

Figure 4 is a front elevation.

Figure 5 is a sectional side View.

The fastener consists of a pair of rigidly combined, differential length pins 2 and 3 which are arranged at about 90 to each other and firmly fastened to a base or button plate 4, from which the pin 2 points upward and the pin 3 rearward, Fig. 5.

The button 4 is shown as concavo-convex and the shank of the pin 2 is shown as bent at 5 around the lower edge of the button and thence forms a loop 6 and returns at 7 to the back of the button. The front loop 6 is adapted to be sprung away from the button enough to receive and clamp a Sold or other card S, Fig. 1.

The pin 3, as shown, has its shank bent down and around the button A and forms a forward hook 10 in front of the button to pass through the eye of a price tag P, Fig. 1.

The contiguous parts of the pins 2 and 3 at the back of the button 4 are secured thereto in any desired manner as by weld or a solder spot 11. V

The pin 2 lies close to but free from the upper edge of the button-so that in application the pin 2 is pushed through the fabric F which passes under the button 4 and then the pin 3 is pushed into the upholstery. Thus a two-way pin attachement is effected in lines at 90 angle, and in such security that accidental dislodgment is quite a remote occurrence.

. What is claimed is:

1. A fastener, for attachment to upholstery. including a button part having on its reverse face a system of fixed pins disposed about 90, relatively; and having on its obverse face hooking and gripping means for cards and tags.

2. A fastener having a button part, and pins fixed to the back of the button and disposed at about 90, relatively, said pins having parts bent around the edge of the button and forming holders for markers.

JOSEPH S. LAUNDERVILLE. 

